A 4-year-old boy is now in the custody of the state after his mother left him sitting in her car -- in 90-degree heat with no air
conditioning -- while she went in to work at an adult nightclub.
It happened in the 100 block of Rio Bravo Wednesday. Roselia Lardin, 29, was arrested for child abuse. Investigators said Lardin left her son in the car for 30 minutes, with only one window cracked open. After that length of time in the sun, tests done by KOAT Action 7 News show the temperature inside the car could have been well over 100 degrees.
"It makes you feel sad as a parent, that other parents could do
something like this to something so precious," said Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michele Arviso.
Investigators said Lardin didn't trust relatives to watch her child, so she brought the boy to her work at an adult nightclub. Darlene Wilson, who works at a nearby flea market, said she's seen the same thing happen before with other mothers.
"They actually caught her. The rest of them slip in real fast and they
don't get caught," Wilson said.
Arviso said the boy was not injured, but that Child Protective Services took custody of him while investigators continue gathering evidence relating to the child abuse charge against Lardin, who remained in custody late Thursday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

A 4-year-old boy is now in the custody of the state after his mother left him sitting in her car -- in 90-degree heat with no air conditioning -- while she went in to work at an adult nightclub.

It happened in the 100 block of Rio Bravo Wednesday. Roselia Lardin, 29, was arrested for child abuse. Investigators said Lardin left her son in the car for 30 minutes, with only one window cracked open. After that length of time in the sun, tests done by KOAT Action 7 News show the temperature inside the car could have been well over 100 degrees.

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"It makes you feel sad as a parent, that other parents could do something like this to something so precious," said Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michele Arviso.

Investigators said Lardin didn't trust relatives to watch her child, so she brought the boy to her work at an adult nightclub. Darlene Wilson, who works at a nearby flea market, said she's seen the same thing happen before with other mothers.

"They actually caught her. The rest of them slip in real fast and they don't get caught," Wilson said.

Arviso said the boy was not injured, but that Child Protective Services took custody of him while investigators continue gathering evidence relating to the child abuse charge against Lardin, who remained in custody late Thursday.